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ArticleAnti-cancer drugs2008

Protein kinase C beta in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Leonardo Faoro, Sivakumar Loganathan, Maria Westerhoff, Rahul Modi, Aliya N Husain, Maria Tretiakova, Tanguy Seiwert, Hedy L Kindler, Everett E Vokes, Ravi Salgia

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Article in Anti-cancer drugs, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leonardo FaoroSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470, USA.
Sivakumar Loganathan
Maria Westerhoff
Rahul Modi
Aliya N Husain
Maria Tretiakova
Tanguy Seiwert
Hedy L Kindler
Everett E Vokes
Ravi Salgia
University of Chicago · USCancer Research Center · US

Funding

Role of c-Met in SCLC and Potential for Novel TherapyR01CA100750 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SALGIA, RAVI · 2004 to 2012
$2.2M
Studies of a Novel Therapeutic Target in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)R01CA125541 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SALGIA, RAVI · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100750NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100750-04NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease with few therapeutic options. Protein kinase C beta (PKCbeta) is involved in important cellular functions. Enzastaurin (LY317615.HCl) is a novel inhibitor of PKC in clinical development. MPM cell lines (7) and patient tumor tissues (24) were evaluated for expression of PKCbeta by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry, respectively. In-vitro cell growth assays were performed with enzastaurin with or without cisplatin. Cell migration was evaluated with the wound healing assay. Downstream signaling (survival and focal adhesion pathways) was studied by immunoblotting for related molecules in the presence of phorbol ester with or without enzastaurin. Expression for PKCbeta1 was seen in all cases, with a mean integrated optical density of 152.5 (standard deviation=95.47, n=24), whereas PKCbeta2 expression was less intense, with a mean integrated optical density of 11.45 (standard deviation=16.27, n=21). There was a trend toward lower overall survival among patients expressing above-median PKCbeta1 (P=0.064), but not PKCbeta2. Robust expression of PKCbeta1 and low expression of PKCbeta2 were observed in MPM cell lines. Treatment of MPM cell lines with enzastaurin revealed an IC50 of 5 micromol/l, and strong synergism was observed when combined with cisplatin. Wound healing assay revealed that treatment of H2461 cells with enzastaurin reduced migration by 59.2%. Enzastaurin treatment led to disruption of F-actin architecture. Downstream signaling showed reduced phosphorylation of AKT, FAK (focal adhesion kinase), p130Cas, S6 ribosomal protein, and paxillin. PKCbeta1 was expressed in the majority of MPM samples. Enzastaurin has preclinical activity against MPM, and exhibited synergism with cisplatin. PKCbeta inhibition in MPM might be able to reduce the invasiveness of MPM by affecting cytoskeletal function.

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Cell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCisplatinHumansIndolesInhibitory Concentration 50MesotheliomaPhorbol EstersPhosphorylationPleural NeoplasmsProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C betaProtein Kinase InhibitorsSurvival RateCisplatinenzastaurinIndolesPhorbol EstersProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C betaProtein Kinase Inhibitors

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PMID18765998
PMCPMC2605682
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